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Audio network distribution system

US7643894B2 · kind B2 · utility

1,670Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateMay 8, 2003
Grant dateJan 5, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/18
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention is a networked audio system (20). The invention includes a plurality of speaker nodes (100), a plurality of self-sufficient audio source node devices (300), an internet interface (400), a network control server (310), a legacy converter and controller (600) that connects to one or more legacy sources (500), all connected via an internet protocol network (200).

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